# Research Scientist at Skild AI

- Company: Skild AI
- What the company does: Building general purpose robotic intelligence. Backed by General Catalyst, Lightspeed and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.skild.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Pittsburgh, San Mateo
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2024-09-18
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/skildai-careers/jobs/4133795008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/skild-ai-research-scientist/

## About the role

At Skild AI, we are building the world's first general purpose robotic intelligence that is robust and adapts to unseen scenarios without failing. We believe massive scale through data-driven machine learning is the key to unlocking these capabilities for the widespread deployment of robots within society. Our team consists of individuals with varying levels of experience and backgrounds, from new graduates to domain experts.

## What they're looking for

- PhD degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Multiple years of experience in conducting research
- Proficiency in Python and at least one deep learning library such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, etc
- Publications at top-tier ML, robotics, or CV conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CoRL, RSS, ICRA, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV)
- Deep technical knowledge, and research experience in deep learning, reinforcement learning, robotics, or computer vision
- Deep understanding of state-of-the-art machine learning techniques and models

Tags: Engineering